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Anambra North senatorial constituency comprises seven Local Government Areas (LGAs). These are: Anambra East, Anambra West, Anyamelum, Ogbaru, Onitsha North, Onitsha South, and Oyi. The contest to represent it in the election to the Senate in 2007 turned out to be memorable for all the wrong reasons. Voting in the election occurred on 28 April […]
Continue ReadingNigerian adult content creator known as Persephone (@call_me_sephy) has made waves online after boldly claiming she earns over ₦20 million monthly through her digital platform. In a tweet that has since gone viral, Sephy revealed that 700 subscribers each pay her ₦30,000 monthly, generating an estimated ₦21 million in revenue. “I have 700 people sending […]
Continue ReadingFormer Military Administrator of Bayelsa State, ex-Nigerian Minister and retired naval officer, Navy Captain Omoniyi Caleb Olubolade (retd), has died at the age of 70. Olubolade, who marked his 70th birthday on November 30, 2024, passed away on Sunday, May 11, in Apapa, Lagos. His death was announced in a statement signed by his first […]
Continue ReadingYou must have read the news that philanthropist Bill Gates plans to give away his wealth within the next 20 years. His charity foundation, which has been making various interventions in global public health, now has till December 31, 2045, to spend down about $200bn to facilitate health and human development. Even more fascinating is […]
Continue ReadingReports coming in say that Adeola, the 41-year-old daughter of veteran Yoruba actress, Jumoke George, has been found in Mali after she has been missing for over four years. Jumoke had earlier revealed the disappearance during an interview on the Talk to B show hosted by star actress, Biola Adebayo. She stated that Adeola had […]
Continue ReadingNigerian football international, Victor Osimhen scored twice on Wednesday night to break Turkish football’s single-season record for most goals by a foreign player and help the Istanbul giants lift the Turkish Cup with a 3-0 win over Trabzonspor. The Nigerian striker entered the final with 33 goals and needed two more to surpass the 34-goal […]
Continue ReadingIt will be fallacious to say the military taught Nigerians how to steal. In truth, stealing maybe as old as humanity itself. In fact, stealing is so old that it features in the Ten Commandments God reportedly gave humanity: ‘Thou Shall Not Steal’. However, while the politicians who stole before military rule commenced in Nigeria, were petty […]
Continue ReadingThe World Bank has revealed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has only been remitting 50 per cent of revenue gains from the removal of the Premium Motor Spirit subsidy to the Federation Account. This disclosure is contained in the latest World Bank Nigeria Development Update, which highlights concerns over fiscal transparency and revenue […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has sued a former presidential candidate, Prof. Pat Utomi, accusing him of attempting to illegally usurp President Bola Tinubu’s executive powers by setting up a shadow government. In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/937/2025, filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, the DSS alleged that Utomi’s actions posed a threat […]
Continue ReadingPlus-size female Nigerian model, actress, body positivity advocate, and content creator, Monalisa Ayobami Stephen, simply called Monalisa Stephen, has passed away. According to reports, she died in Lagos on Tuesday after battling low blood sugar and internal bleeding. Founder of Best of Nollywood, Seun Oloketuyi, announced her death on Instagram on Wednesday. Sharing a photo of […]
Continue ReadingThe three senators representing Kebbi State on Tuesday, May 13, formally announced their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the floor of the Nigerian Senate, marking a significant shift in the upper chamber’s political alignment. Senators Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central), Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North), and Garba Maidoki […]
Continue ReadingIn the aftermath of Pope Francis’ death, many Africans on the continent and in the diaspora wondered if the Catholic Church would, for a change, elect a Black Pope. Well, they got one in Pope Leo XIV even if this isn’t apparent on the surface. Although the Pope doesn’t identify as Black, he has Black […]
Continue ReadingNigerian actress, Jumoke George, has through actress Biola Adebayo’s platform, ‘talk to B’, shared a heart-wrenching video of herself in tears, pleading for financial assistance amidst her struggles with poverty, homelessness, poor health, and a missing child. In the sobbing and emotional video post, she expressed feeling exhausted and overwhelmed by life problems and struggles, […]
Continue ReadingShe’s one of the ladies I patronise at the market. I got to her shop recently and met her picking green vegetables from their stems. Jokingly, I said to her, “Are we making vegetable sauce today?” And she laughingly said no, then added, “The children make beans with it.” Now curious, I said, “Beans with […]
Continue ReadingDirector-General of Nigerian government agency, the Nigeria Safety and Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Alex Badeh, has said that the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shared the report of the helicopter crash that claimed the life of the former Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, alongside his wife, son, and three […]
Continue ReadingTributes poured in from across Latin America on Tuesday following the death of Uruguay’s former president Jose “Pepe” Mujica, an ex-guerrilla fighter revered by the left for his humility and progressive politics. The 89-year-old, who spent a dozen years behind bars for revolutionary activity, lost his battle against cancer after announcing in January that the […]
Continue ReadingWhen the latest wave of defections began in March 2025, marked by the high profile exit of Mallam Nasir El Rufai from the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria’s ruling party, of which he is a founding member, and his open association with “like minds” such as Waziri Atiku Abubakar (PDP) and Mr. Peter Obi of […]
Continue ReadingOfficers of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Lagos-based socialite and businessman, Fred Ajudua, in Abuja following a Supreme Court order revoking his bail. The Supreme Court, in a ruling delivered on Friday, May 5, 2025, ordered Ajudua’s remand in a correctional facility and revoked the bail earlier granted him by the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian star singer and actor, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz the bad guy, has sparked controversy after publicly declaring that “fornication is not a sin,” a statement that has ignited widespread reactions across social media platforms. Falz, a Nigerian lawyer himself and the son of human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), […]
Continue ReadingOne hundred and seventy-nine Anambra kings gave President Bola Tinubu a chieftaincy title last week. They said the title, ‘Dike si Mba’ means “Warrior from the Diaspora.” That title, plus its translation, get as e be. I heard them and asked questions. If they didn’t translate it, I would be quiet. But they did. Why […]
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